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Master of Education
The SNC M.Ed. program in Advanced Teaching and Leadership is designed for licensed teachers who desire to enhance their teaching practices and develop their leadership skills in the classroom and in the community. The program seeks to encourage teachers as leaders in schools, in communities and in the world. Within these leadership roles, the M.Ed. program in Advanced Teaching and Leadership will help teachers explore and develop their skills as exemplary teachers, supporters of sustainable education and agents of change. Coursework in this program will prepare teachers to balance innovation and stability, focusing on the importance of creating a classroom environment that supports a diverse community of learners while directing the development of school and community programs that will encourage learning beyond the classroom. Teachers in this program will enhance their abilities to teach by pursuing an area of specialization that will qualify them to work with diverse learning groups and will establish themselves as educational leaders by working with curriculum, becoming mentor/master teachers, developing new initiatives and participating in other activities that improve schooling for children.
Master of Arts in Teaching/Combined Licensure
Sierra Nevada College can put you at the head of your own classroom in record time. In this combined program, you can earn your teaching certification in just three semesters (Phase I: Elementary Licensure | Secondary Licensure), and a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) with just nine additional academic credits (Phase II). Convenient evening, weekend and summer classes are offered at Sierra Nevada College’s Lake Campus in Incline Village, and at locations in Reno and Las Vegas. Small classes, innovative curricula and expert faculty add up to an A+ learning experience for Licensure/MAT candidates at Sierra Nevada College.
Teacher Recertification
Classes are offered to those with a valid Nevada teaching license for license recertification in the areas of Gifted and Talented, TESL, and TESL/Bilingual. The classes also may be used towards an endorsement in those fields. Special Education classes, with specific approval from the Special Education Division of the Nevada Department of Education, are offered which can be used towards a “Generalist” endorsement under the “options” program. To accommodate teachers, all classes are offered late afternoons, evenings, and weekends.
Required Testing & Nevada Department of Education
For information on all required testing please click here or visit the Nevada Department of Education (NDOE) website. The Nevada Department of Education is an excellent resource for information on obtaining your Nevada Teacher Licensure. The website outlines all requirements, fees, stipulations, and licensure descriptions/types; in addition, it provides Nevada Teacher Licensure forms online as well as additional resources. The NDOE website is also a great starting point for students interested in Secondary Licensure, as it contains a list of teachable majors and the guidelines for each.
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